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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Composer of the Week: Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Episode 2: Conflict and Resolution

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Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

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Episode 2: Conflict and Resolution

Conflict and Resolution

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Conflict and Resolution

Donald Macleod focuses on three operas from key moments in Handel's career.

Donald Macleod focuses on three operas from key moments in Handel's career: Rinaldo, Radamisto and Alcina.

As Handel begins to make his way in London and the Italian opera craze takes a hold, Handel finds himself having to deal with competition from fellow-composers, and attempting to keep afloat under the onslaught of a rival opera company. Donald Macleod looks at the opera with which Handel introduced himself to the London public, two masterpieces staged at key moments in Handel's career as the demand for opera in London started to flag, and a curious work Handel wrote with his arch-rival.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Frideric Handel

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Handel, the German-born composer who arrived in Georgian London just as the fascination for Italian opera was taking hold

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